Where does “prepositionlessness” come from?
prepositionlessness (English) comes from English prepositionless, from English preposition, from English Position, from Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
prepositionlessness (English): Absence of a preposition
Definitions
- Absence of a preposition
Ancestry of “prepositionlessness”, step by step
prepositionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prepositionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prepositionless | Without a preposition or prepositions |
| 2 | English | preposition | Any of a class of non-inflecting words typically... |
| 3 | English | Position | A place or location |
| 4 | Middle English | posicioun | Position or location on the body; A announcement... |
| 5 | Old French | posicion | — |
| 6 | Latin | positiō | position, place |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |